Cuff-button.



'E'. VOBROUCK.

CUFF BUTTON.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 3,1911.

.Patented Nov. 21, MM Ei.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application tiled Italy 3,

Patented. Nov.. 21, 1911.

will. Serial No. 636,756.

To oli whom it may concern:

` Be it known that l, FRANK Vonoremi, a citizen of the `United States oit' America, and a resident oit' Chicago, county of Cook, tltate of illinois, have invented certain new and ',tisetul lmprm'einents in Cilttluttona, oit' which the toliowng' is .a Speeilieation.

The main objects oi this invention are to provide an improved 'form ot enit' link or button of auch construction that loss by aC- eidental disengagement of the button t'rom the enit' will be practically impossible; to provide a vderiee ot' thisl kind partieularly adapted for use in connection with t link cuits. having; one ofits bottone` or heads arranged in hinged relation to `the other ao that it may be turned so as to be readily in- Sorted edgewiae through a bnttonhole in a Starched eu'ltnnd haring1 improved means tor preventing` it from lieeorning' aeeidentally turned to sneh edgewise position.

n illustrative eonstruetion ot a eutt' liutton embodyiilg this inl'ention is shown in the accompanyiner drawings, in whieliW Figure l is a perspective View ot' the enti1 button in its engaged. position, the enitl being indicated by dotted lines. Fig'. 2 is a perspective view :showiing the button in its open position ready t'or attaehlnent to the, enti'. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detaih partly sectional` illustrating the strueture ol the universal joint between the Iatud and the swiveled button head. Fie'. t is a detail ol the Same joint, the eeetional part illustrating;- the Strueture ot' the joint in the middle plane ot the swiveled button.

ln the form shown in the drawings. the device comprisesr a pair ot buttonaI or heads l and 2 eonneeted by a Stud or link fl. ln the torni Shown, the stud il in rigidly een neoted to the button l. at. approximately the middle thereof and Stands out from the plane of the inner liaee ol the button l. 'l`llo plate 2 is eonneeted to the outer end ot' the Stud 3 by' means ol' a universal joint eom prising a ball head fl on the end ot the stud and a soeket 5 'formed in' the body ot' the button 2 and eonneeted with the adjacent edge of, the button by a slot, t3 ot' .sutlieient width to allow the stud to swing into substantial alinement with the, button Q. Extending' outward from the edge ol the button Q whieh is distant l'rom the Soeltet 5 is an arm or extension 7 havingf a bead or knob 8 at its outer extremity. t pair ot i similar beaded arms or, exteneions 9 extend outwardly from the edge ot' a button head l. The arma 9 are curved Se as to extend around the edgeJ ot' the cuff .into position to allow them to he sprung); into intertitting engagement 'with the arm i on the button Q.

arm 7 to be readily1 snapped or eprunrgr into and ont of position between them and behind the beads 10 at their ende. The head S on the arm i prevents Said arm 'from being accidentally `toi-eed einlwise ont of its position between the armal 9 and also prm'idefs` an additional shoulder eoaeting with the beads l0 to hold the parte intlieir inter locking relation.

rll`o attach the button to a enti?, the plate 2 is swung; to the position `allown in Fig'. E and is puahed endwise through the button holes ot the enit'. Then the button 2 'is turned so an to lie llat against the tace of the eull and with its edge 1l at right angles to the buttonhole. rl`he arm 7 then Sprung into interloeltinnv engagement with the arms 5l. as illustrated in Fig. l. Asi the ball and Socket jointv is located a littlel distanee inward from the edge 1l ot the buttonhoad Q, the pressure ot the enti' agaiiiat said button head will tend to prevent it from swinging to its unfolded position. and the arms T and t4. on aeeount ol` their interloelirig/engagement around the edge ot the cult1 provide a l'urther positive safeguard against any aeeidenlal swinging ot the. plate E2 to its un lolded |lo, itioi| thus seeuringi' the button against less. eren though the eull' mayberome wet so that its bnttonholes are lJinp and oller no resistanee to the witlnlrawal of the bntton head through them.

Although but one speeitie embodnnent ot' than Invention la herein lahown and de seribed. it. will be understood that numerous delaila ot' the eonstruetion Shown may be altered or omitted without departing from the spirit ol thinl invention, as defined by the following,F elaima.y

l elailn l. it eulll button, eomprisine a Stud, a pair ol buttons pel'nnlnently altaehed lo opposite. ends thereol" and adapted to en page the outer lares ol the i'esapeetire ends nl' the eull' l'or seenring the eull" ende` together, one ot' Said buttons being hinged to the .atud` arms extending' trom eaeb of said battons and adapted to meet around the The arme J are resilient so as to enable the fcured t0-0ne of said buttons,

edge 0f the eul" and to have resilient interitting engagement with each other for securing said hinged button against turning.

2. A device of the class described, comprising a pair of buttons, a stud rigidly secured t0 one of said buttons, a universal joint connecting said stud With the other said button, an arm extending from one of said buttons7 a pair of arms 0n the other said button adapted to have resilient interiitting engagement with the first said arm for securing said buttons against relative movement 0n said stud.

. 3. A device of the class described, c0mprising a pail' of buttons, a stud rigidly sea universal joint connecting said stud With the other said button, an arm extending from one of said buttons, a pair of arms 0n the other said button adapted to have resilient interfitting engagement with the first said arm for securing said buttons against relative movement 0n said stud, said arms being beaded at their ends to prevent them from being accidentally Withdrawn from engagement.

Signed at Chicago this 29th day 0f June, 1911.

FRANK VOBROUEK.

Witnesses: I

Jos. Konvnn, EUGENE A. RUMMLER. 

